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- Employee Dressing Room at the H. J. Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904 - The H.J. Heinz Company was at the forefront of the employee welfare movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Employees were provided with conveniences and amenities, such as the ladies dressing room (seen here). Within the dressing room, women were provided with their own locker and had access to restrooms, showers, and even emergency hospital beds with "free services of an on-call company physician."
- 1904
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Employee Dressing Room at the H. J. Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
The H.J. Heinz Company was at the forefront of the employee welfare movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Employees were provided with conveniences and amenities, such as the ladies dressing room (seen here). Within the dressing room, women were provided with their own locker and had access to restrooms, showers, and even emergency hospital beds with "free services of an on-call company physician."
- Recipe Booklet, "Heinz Vinegar Almanac," 1977 - Many manufactured-food companies published recipe booklets to promote the use of their products. This booklet published by the H.J. Heinz Company in 1977 features several creative uses for Heinz Vinegar products -- not for consumption, but for household cleaning. Adaptabile and versatile Heinz Vinegar was promoted as a "must-have" for every household.
- 1977
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Recipe Booklet, "Heinz Vinegar Almanac," 1977
Many manufactured-food companies published recipe booklets to promote the use of their products. This booklet published by the H.J. Heinz Company in 1977 features several creative uses for Heinz Vinegar products -- not for consumption, but for household cleaning. Adaptabile and versatile Heinz Vinegar was promoted as a "must-have" for every household.
- Bathroom Scale, 2003 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2003
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Bathroom Scale, 2003
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Package of Charmin Toilet Paper, 1955 -
- 1955
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Package of Charmin Toilet Paper, 1955
- "Kohler Plumbing Fixtures of First Quality," Kohler of Kohler, 1950 -
- 1950
- Collections - Artifact
"Kohler Plumbing Fixtures of First Quality," Kohler of Kohler, 1950
- "Kohler Colors for Your Bathrooms, Washroom, Kitchen," 1958 -
- April 01, 1958
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"Kohler Colors for Your Bathrooms, Washroom, Kitchen," 1958
- Wash Room inside Benson Ford School, Belterra, Brazil, circa 1942 - Along with Fordlandia, Belterra was established by Henry Ford in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. Modeled after small-town America, Belterra had a grid-like street system lined with American-style homes. The city was also equipped with recreational facilities, a hospital, a dentist's office, and a school that provided its students with pencils, books and uniforms.
- circa 1942
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Wash Room inside Benson Ford School, Belterra, Brazil, circa 1942
Along with Fordlandia, Belterra was established by Henry Ford in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. Modeled after small-town America, Belterra had a grid-like street system lined with American-style homes. The city was also equipped with recreational facilities, a hospital, a dentist's office, and a school that provided its students with pencils, books and uniforms.
- Bathroom Sink Faucet, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Bathroom Sink Faucet, circa 1950
- Bathroom Sink Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
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Bathroom Sink Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Jackson Home Interior, Back Bathroom under Construction, February 28, 2025 - The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
- February 28, 2025
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Jackson Home Interior, Back Bathroom under Construction, February 28, 2025
The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.